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First Apple M1 Ultra benchmarks show off awesome power
By Roland Moore-Colyer published
The Apple M1 Ultra is set to be a CPU and GPU performance powerhouse, if new Geekbench test results are to be believed.
Apple M2 chip just leaked ahead of Apple event — what you need to know
By Tom Pritchard published
Apple's M2 chip is reportedly being tested — suggesting its reveal could be imminent.
Intel Alder Lake Core i9 beats Apple M1 Max in our benchmarks — but there's a catch
By Alex Wawro published
Intel's new Alder Lake CPUs are showing up in 2022 laptops, and our test results show a top-tier Core i9 chip has outperformed Apple's beefiest silicon — a tricked-out M1 Max.
Intel Alder Lake Core i9 is faster than Apple M1 Max, but there's a big catch
By Imad Khan published
In benchmark comparisons between Intel's new Alder Lake Core i9 and Apple's high-end M1 Max, Intel pulls ahead in both power and power draw, giving an unfair comparison.
Intel Tiger Lake 11th Gen CPUs release date, specs, and more
By Roland Moore-Colyer published
Intel Tiger Lake chips deliver a big boost in integrated laptop graphics — here's what you need to know.
Intel CES 2022 live blog: Alder Lake, Arc GPUs and more
By Alex Wawro published
At CES 2022 Intel unveiled new Alder Lake laptop CPUs, more desktop CPUs, and some new details on its first batch of Arc GPUs. Here's all the highlights.
Intel unveils Alder Lake laptop chips — with power to rival Apple M1 Max
By Alex Wawro published
Intel unveiled promising new 12th Gen laptop CPUs at CES 2022, led by the Core i9-12900HK — which Intel claims rivals the power of Apple's M1 Max.
Ex-Apple engineers are helping Qualcomm build new chip to rival M1
By Alex Wawro published
Qualcomm plans to debut new SoCs in 2022 that could outperform Apple silicon, and it's building them with help from some ex-Apple employees.
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